At Gardeners’ Question Time on the BBC, you can get all your Spring hortacultural problems solved instantly by Pippa Greenwood, Matthew Biggs and Anne Switihinbank.Mesvitrines in Paris says Lanvin is thinking pink for Printemps.

Ines de la Fressange wants to take you on a Springie jauntthrough the shops of Les Halles - Don't miss it!

DO IT IN PARIS says drag out your POP colors for Spring! Bergdorf Goodmans windows are full of 'POP' colors. I hope all those balloons don't pop before the week is up.

Bonjour Printemps indeed. I must day i am fresh and new to the French language and only just found out the French word for Spring. I have seen it on so many visits. Love you suggestions today. Yes Spring is arriving for you and fall is for me...I can relive both my favourite seasons through blogging. x

I love your post and now I hate Ohio even more! It seems like we are always the last ones on the planet to get any signs of Spring!I am so jealous of all the flowers and green parks in Paris. Here we are totally covered in snow.

It is strange to see all these posts about Spring when we are just approaching a Autumn (although, it is a weak seasonal change in Australia). I love the splash of colours and the flowers! Beautiful iris watercolour, Carol!

Bonjour PB et Bonne Anniveraire Bear!Have been out of town and missed a couple posts. LOVE LOVE LOVE the photos of Bear at the Palais Royale and tucked away in "his"? bag.today's post is beautiful...love the japanese irises. Visited the Maclay gardens in Tallahassee and was overwhelmed by Camelias, Magnolias and flowering Red Bud trees.

Oh, Carol, merci beaucoup,that is so sweet of you to include me in your spring line-up, it really is! *bisous*

I missed it yesterday, what with trying to do three different tasks all at the same time (it must be spring, I say, everybody wants something from me!). I coddled a secret dream of dashing down to Venice by night train, just for a day, to Sunday's Carnevale finale, alas, impossible. Maybe at the end of March, who knows? ;-)